Ferrovia Circumetnea
Opened 1999. Single U-shaped route serving 11 stations. See Catania network map.
See the feature in Metro Report International - Autumn 2018 issue for more details.
The first section of route was built to replace a street-running section of the Ferrovia Circumetnea, with a 3·8 km standard gauge route from Borgo to Centrale FS station and Porto entering service in 1999 (5 stations). On December 20 2016 services were diverted onto a new branch from Galatea to Stesicoro (1·9 km, 2 stations), with the original line and station at Porto mothballed. The line west from Borgo to Nesima opened on March 31 2017 (3·3 km, 4 stations). Continuation from Nesima to Monte Po opened on July 22 2024 (1·3 km, 2 stations).
Extension northwest from Monte Po is planned as far as Misterbianco (2·2 km, 2 stations), with possible later projection to Paternò (11·5 km). An extension from Stesicoro southwest to Palestro is under construction (2·2 km, 3 stations), with later extension to Fontanarossa Airport planned (4·2 km, 5 stations).
A new fleet of 10 two-car trains is being procured from Titagarh Firema, with options covering further batches up to a total of 54 cars.
- Address
- Via Caronda 352/A
95128 Catania
Italy - Phone
- +39 095 541111
- Fax
- +39 095 431022
- info@circumetnea.it
- Website
- www.circumetnea.it
Traffic
| Year | Passenger journeys (million) |
|---|---|
| Expansion in 2016 from underground section of Ferrovia Circumetnea to metro | |
| 2019 | 6·5 |
| 2018 | 5·8 |
| 2017 | 3·4 |
| 2016 | 3·0 |
Network data
- Gauge
- 1435 mm
- Length
- 10·1 km
- Electrification
- 10·1 km - 3 kV DC
- Rolling stock
- 16 Metro cars (8x2-car FIrema M88 units); plus up to 27 x 2-car units being delivered by Titagarh Firema
